Berd (dance)

Berd (Armenian: Բերդ, բերդապար (Berd, berdapar), "Fortress") is an Armenian dance which originates from the ancient Armenian province of Vaspurakan of the ancient kingdom of Armenia. The dance was part of the old Armenian game "Գմբեթախաղ (Gmbetakhagh)".[1]

Berd dance

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During the dance dancers wear only traditional Armenian dress (Armenian: տարազ, taraz). The central objective of the dance is to create a fortress, which is a 2-storey human wall. In order to achieve this, dancers stand on top of each other's shoulders.[1]

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See also

References
  1. Matevosyan, Armine; Dalalyan, Manana. Armenian Culture from the Semiotic Perspective (PDF). Yerevan: Yerevan State University. p. 137. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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